Michael Murphy
Partner / Stewart Bernstiel Rebar & Smith
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
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About Michael
My practice is focused exclusively on the representation of domestic and international insurance companies. For more than fifteen years, I have counseled and advised insurers and, when necessary, represented them in litigation involving complex insurance coverage matters and bad faith claims. I have extensive experience litigating insurance coverage disputes arising under commercial general liability, first-party property, builder’s risk, automobile liability and professional liability policies in jurisdictions across the country. In addition, I have experience handling multi-site environmental property damage claims, mass tort bodily injury claims arising from asbestos exposure, sexual molestation claims, privacy and data security claims, appellate matters, and the defense of class actions. I am also a nationally published author and I speak regularly on issues affecting the insurance industry.
Before joining Stewart Bernstiel Rebar & Smith, I was a partner in the global insurance practice of an Am Law 100 law firm and I also previously practiced with a well-respected global insurance boutique firm. After graduating from law school, I served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. McGlynn, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Prior to entering the practice of law, I was employed in the pharmaceutical industry and worked for two major international pharmaceutical companies. In 2005, while working at Cozen O'Connor, I was recognized by his peers and the publishers of Law & Politics magazine as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star.”
I earned my bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Marketing (with a minor in Public Administration) from Saint Joseph’s University and graduated in the top 1% of my class. I earned my law degree from Villanova University School of Law.